Phillips County, Kansas
Phillips County | |
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UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Area code | 785 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | phillipscountyks.org |
Phillips County is a
History
Early history
For many
19th century
In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.
In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Phillips County was established.
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Harlan County, Nebraska (north)
- Franklin County, Nebraska (northeast)
- Smith County (east)
- Rooks County (south)
- Graham County (southwest)
- Norton County (west)
National protected area
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 12,014 | — | |
1890 | 13,661 | 13.7% | |
1900 | 14,442 | 5.7% | |
1910 | 14,150 | −2.0% | |
1920 | 12,505 | −11.6% | |
1930 | 12,159 | −2.8% | |
1940 | 10,435 | −14.2% | |
1950 | 9,273 | −11.1% | |
1960 | 8,709 | −6.1% | |
1970 | 7,888 | −9.4% | |
1980 | 7,406 | −6.1% | |
1990 | 6,590 | −11.0% | |
2000 | 6,001 | −8.9% | |
2010 | 5,642 | −6.0% | |
2020 | 4,981 | −11.7% | |
2023 (est.) | 4,761 | [4] | −4.4% |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
As of the
There were 2,496 households, out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 5.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $41,638. Males had a median income of $29,609 versus $17,827 for females. The
Government
Presidential elections
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,418 | 86.95% | 318 | 11.43% | 45 | 1.62% |
2016 | 2,233 | 83.82% | 300 | 11.26% | 131 | 4.92% |
2012 | 2,135 | 83.24% | 382 | 14.89% | 48 | 1.87% |
2008 | 2,105 | 78.93% | 525 | 19.69% | 37 | 1.39% |
2004 | 2,256 | 79.24% | 557 | 19.56% | 34 | 1.19% |
2000 | 2,057 | 73.67% | 611 | 21.88% | 124 | 4.44% |
1996 | 2,005 | 66.30% | 758 | 25.07% | 261 | 8.63% |
1992 | 1,579 | 46.61% | 843 | 24.88% | 966 | 28.51% |
1988 | 2,316 | 69.86% | 960 | 28.96% | 39 | 1.18% |
1984 | 2,813 | 80.90% | 626 | 18.00% | 38 | 1.09% |
1980 | 2,731 | 74.48% | 748 | 20.40% | 188 | 5.13% |
1976 | 2,317 | 63.05% | 1,264 | 34.39% | 94 | 2.56% |
1972 | 2,919 | 76.15% | 827 | 21.58% | 87 | 2.27% |
1968 | 2,567 | 68.29% | 844 | 22.45% | 348 | 9.26% |
1964 | 2,164 | 54.10% | 1,804 | 45.10% | 32 | 0.80% |
1960 | 3,123 | 75.34% | 1,004 | 24.22% | 18 | 0.43% |
1956 | 3,117 | 75.49% | 985 | 23.86% | 27 | 0.65% |
1952 | 3,713 | 80.18% | 884 | 19.09% | 34 | 0.73% |
1948 | 2,715 | 66.32% | 1,223 | 29.87% | 156 | 3.81% |
1944 | 3,053 | 72.74% | 1,098 | 26.16% | 46 | 1.10% |
1940 | 3,676 | 69.49% | 1,563 | 29.55% | 51 | 0.96% |
1936 | 3,193 | 59.59% | 2,154 | 40.20% | 11 | 0.21% |
1932 | 2,165 | 40.64% | 3,007 | 56.45% | 155 | 2.91% |
1928 | 3,206 | 69.77% | 1,332 | 28.99% | 57 | 1.24% |
1924 | 2,647 | 54.97% | 1,376 | 28.58% | 792 | 16.45% |
1920 | 2,862 | 68.60% | 1,230 | 29.48% | 80 | 1.92% |
1916 | 2,271 | 41.84% | 2,912 | 53.65% | 245 | 4.51% |
1912 | 594 | 18.71% | 1,257 | 39.59% | 1,324 | 41.70% |
1908 | 1,762 | 52.25% | 1,490 | 44.19% | 120 | 3.56% |
1904 | 2,147 | 66.41% | 811 | 25.09% | 275 | 8.51% |
1900 | 1,691 | 52.26% | 1,511 | 46.69% | 34 | 1.05% |
1896 | 1,374 | 47.23% | 1,507 | 51.80% | 28 | 0.96% |
1892 | 1,352 | 47.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,477 | 52.21% |
1888 | 1,681 | 53.86% | 763 | 24.45% | 677 | 21.69% |
Phillips County is overwhelmingly Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Phillips County since
Laws
Following amendment to the
Education
Unified school districts
- Thunder Ridge USD 110
- Agra and small eastern portion of county; extends into western third of Smith County
- Northern Valley USD 212
- Long Island and northwestern corner of county; extends into northeastern Norton County
- Phillipsburg USD 325
- city of Phillipsburg and areas near and along US 183
- Logan USD 326
- southwestern corner of county along and south of K-9; extends into southeastern Norton County
Communities
† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
Cities
- Agra
- Glade
- Kirwin
- Logan
- Long Island
- Phillipsburg (county seat)
- Prairie View
- Speed
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns
Townships
Phillips County is divided into twenty-five townships. The city of Phillipsburg is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
Township | FIPS |
Population center |
Population | Population density /km2 (/sq mi) |
Land area km2 (sq mi) |
Water area km2 (sq mi) |
Water % | Geographic coordinates |
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Arcade | 02150 | 96 | 1 (3) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°46′30″N 99°13′40″W / 39.77500°N 99.22778°W | |
Beaver | 05100 | 54 | 1 (2) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 39°47′22″N 99°33′43″W / 39.78944°N 99.56194°W | |
Belmont | 05700 | 113 | 1 (3) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°41′26″N 99°27′13″W / 39.69056°N 99.45361°W | |
Bow Creek | 08075 | 44 | 0 (1) | 92 (35) | 1 (1) | 1.49% | 39°36′15″N 99°13′31″W / 39.60417°N 99.22528°W | |
Crystal | 16550 | 59 | 1 (2) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.19% | 39°51′55″N 99°6′35″W / 39.86528°N 99.10972°W | |
Dayton | 17100 | 53 | 1 (1) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.10% | 39°53′27″N 99°27′15″W / 39.89083°N 99.45417°W | |
Deer Creek | 17200 | 67 | 1 (2) | 88 (34) | 5 (2) | 4.87% | 39°41′2″N 99°13′54″W / 39.68389°N 99.23167°W | |
Freedom | 24650 | 85 | 1 (2) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.10% | 39°52′18″N 99°21′40″W / 39.87167°N 99.36111°W | |
Glenwood | 26650 | 42 | 0 (1) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.21% | 39°57′38″N 99°14′25″W / 39.96056°N 99.24028°W | |
Granite | 27450 | 21 | 0 (1) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.14% | 39°58′6″N 99°28′11″W / 39.96833°N 99.46972°W | |
Greenwood | 28775 | 45 | 0 (1) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 39°51′51″N 99°14′24″W / 39.86417°N 99.24000°W | |
Kirwin | 37300 | 307 | 4 (9) | 87 (33) | 6 (2) | 6.89% | 39°40′51″N 99°7′24″W / 39.68083°N 99.12333°W | |
Logan | 42125 | 666 | 7 (19) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°40′3″N 99°34′11″W / 39.66750°N 99.56972°W | |
Long Island | 42625 | 251 | 3 (7) | 91 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.12% | 39°56′35″N 99°33′16″W / 39.94306°N 99.55444°W | |
Mound | 48725 | 129 | 1 (4) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°47′13″N 99°27′7″W / 39.78694°N 99.45194°W | |
Phillipsburg | 55700 | 257 | 3 (7) | 89 (34) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°46′15″N 99°20′28″W / 39.77083°N 99.34111°W | |
Plainview | 56125 | 23 | 0 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.01% | 39°35′21″N 99°27′1″W / 39.58917°N 99.45028°W | |
Plum | 56775 | 447 | 5 (12) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.27% | 39°46′3″N 99°7′6″W / 39.76750°N 99.11833°W | |
Prairie View | 57550 | 220 | 2 (6) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.13% | 39°51′0″N 99°34′38″W / 39.85000°N 99.57722°W | |
Rushville | 61800 | 23 | 0 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°36′40″N 99°21′35″W / 39.61111°N 99.35972°W | |
Solomon | 66350 | 226 | 2 (6) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 39°41′27″N 99°20′12″W / 39.69083°N 99.33667°W | |
Sumner | 69175 | 43 | 0 (1) | 92 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.18% | 39°57′6″N 99°6′50″W / 39.95167°N 99.11389°W | |
Towanda | 71175 | 26 | 0 (1) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.20% | 39°36′13″N 99°33′43″W / 39.60361°N 99.56194°W | |
Valley | 73025 | 22 | 0 (1) | 85 (33) | 8 (3) | 8.70% | 39°36′58″N 99°8′3″W / 39.61611°N 99.13417°W | |
Walnut | 75075 | 14 | 0 (0) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 39°57′33″N 99°20′47″W / 39.95917°N 99.34639°W |
See also
- Community information for Kansas
- Kansas locations by per capita income
- List of counties in Kansas
- List of townships in Kansas
- List of cities in Kansas
- List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
- List of ghost towns in Kansas
- West Cedar, Kansas
References
- ^ a b c "QuickFacts; Phillips County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "Map of Wet and Dry Counties". Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007.
- Notes
Further reading
- Standard Atlas of Phillips County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 78 pages; 1917.
- Plat Book of Phillips County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 49 pages; 1900.
External links
- County
- Maps